If a flow is set up as a timeboxed exam, you will have a fixed timeframe (e.g. 2 hours) within the general participation period (e.g. 3 days) to start the flow and make a submission. You can start the flow at any point in time during the participation period but once initiated, you will only have the set timeframe to start the lockdown browser, finalise and hand in your submission.
The flow page will look a bit different than on a regular flow:
- General participation period.
- This displays the time you have from the time you start the flow until you have to hand in your submission. It can be set to minutes, hours and/or days.
- Once you are ready to start your individual participation period, click on Initiate timebox.
When you click on Initiate timebox, you will need to acknowledge the start of your individual participation period. Once you have done this, you can scroll down and start participation. The end of your participation period will update according to timeboxed period set by the manager.
Once you have acknowledged the start of your individual participation period, a countdown of approximately 2 minutes will run down before you can access the assignment. This ensures that you have enough time to begin the flow and, if enabled, start the lockdown browser without that time being deducted from your participation period.
Make sure that you have installed the lockdown browser, tested it and ensure it is running properly before you start your individual participation period. Once you start the flow, the individual participation period will start counting down and it is not possible to pause or stop it. If the lockdown browser is not properly installed you will not be able to start the assessment but your time will still count down.